A man who was shot in the hand Saturday night near Morgan and Fifth streets had just told four people to leave a house party he was hosting, police said.

The victim, 24, got into an argument with the individuals who showed up uninvited at his house just after 11 p.m. Saturday. As they exchanged words on the street, a man pulled out a handgun from his waistband and waved it around in the air before shooting the victim in the hand, Fall River Police Detective JD Costa said.

The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence for treatment. His wound was not life-threatening, Costa said.

The gunman arrived at the party with another man and two women. They fled the scene in a vehicle just after the shooting, which was reported at 11:20 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses described the gunman as a thin white or Hispanic man, about 5-feet-4 to 5-feet-5 inches tall, Costa said, adding that there were no descriptions of the other three suspects.

Responding police officers arrived to find the victim wounded and other people quickly leaving the area. Uniformed officers searched for witnesses and evidence at the scene.

Assistant District Attorney Michael Cahillane also responded to the crime scene, said Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Fall River Police Department's Major Crimes Division at 508-324-2796 or call the department's anonymous tip line at 508-672-TIPS.